Scooby-Doo (2002)
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A group of young adult sleuths and their talking Great Dane reunite to solve a mystery at a haunted tropical resort.
The story
After a period of internal tension, the members of Mystery, Inc.—Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo—are invited individually to a resort called Spooky Island. The owner, Emile Mondavarious, believes the guests are falling under a demonic curse. While Shaggy and Scooby hope the trip will reunite the group, the others intend to solve the mystery independently. The group eventually finds themselves at the resort's abandoned haunted house ride, where they must decide whether to cooperate as the ride is activated and they are put in danger.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following a period of tension, the members of Mystery, Inc. are invited to Spooky Island, a resort plagued by a demonic curse. While Shaggy and Scooby seek to reunite the group, the others initially try to solve the mystery alone. They eventually cooperate when they find themselves on a haunted house ride. During the investigation, Fred and Velma are possessed by demons, and Shaggy discovers a vat of souls. The group learns that a voodoo priest and the resort owner, who is actually a robot controlled by Scrappy-Doo, plan to use Scooby-Doo as a sacrifice in a ritual called 'The Dark-pocalypse'. The gang eventually unites to stop Scrappy-Doo, who transforms into a giant monster. Daphne defeats the demons by reflecting sunlight through a disco ball, and the group successfully unmasks the villains and reunites.
- Original title
- Scooby-Doo: The Movie
- First release year
- 2002
- Runtime (minutes)
- 86
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Raja Gosnell
- Writers
- James Gunn · screenplay; Craig Titley · story
- Cast and characters
- Freddie Prinze Jr. · Fred Jones; Sarah Michelle Gellar · Daphne Blake; Matthew Lillard · Shaggy Rogers; Linda Cardellini · Velma Dinkley; Rowan Atkinson · Emile Mondavarious; Isla Fisher · Mary Jane; Neil Fanning · Scooby-Doo
- Genres
- comedy; horror
- Themes
- teamwork; friendship
- Tone and mood
- comedy; horror
- Premise and plot tags
- mystery; supernatural; adventure
- Source material / true-story basis
- Scooby-Doo animated franchise
- Franchise connections
- Scooby-Doo
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film was a commercial success but received generally negative reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 32% · scale: percentage · review count: 147
- Awards and nominations
- Teen Choice Award · Choice Movie Actress – Comedy · win; Kids' Choice Award · Favorite Fart in a Movie · win
- Production trivia
- The character of Scrappy-Doo was added as the antagonist after the production team struggled to choose a villain.; A ride based on the film, the Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster, was built at Warner Bros. Movie World in 2002.
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